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jsrjsr writes "Ballot Access News reports on the number of states where various candidates will be on the ballot. The site also contains a wealth of news about ballot access and other election-related issues."
Slashdot's motto is "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." Personally, with many of our civil liberties hanging in the balance, including those that allow many Americans to freely access and propagate data, I am unable to cite a more relevant subject than this election. This matters.
Do you like German cars?
Fucking hell, it's not like anyone's vote is going to fucking matter. Your vote counts for precisely dick unless you live in a swing state. Also, your vote counts for precisely dick if you live in a county that uses those fucking Diebold machines, which are still in use, because apparently it's too hard for (a) reporters and (b) the public to understand the concept of 'doesn't fucking work'.
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Geek: Holy shit! These things don't work! See? [proof]
Reporter: You smell. I distrust you.
Diebold Weasel: Our machines are full of Christmassy joy.
Reporter: Your hair is silver, and wavy. I wish to fellate you.
Seriously, kids. We're on the eve of the most massive, most egregious voting fraud in the history of our nation. And it's not news. Fucking great, eh?
It's like those fucking 'intelligence' exams that went
1. Read all the instructions.
2. Put your name on the paper in indestructible Sharpie.
65. Don't do anything. Ignore everything else on this page. If you read all the instructions, you wouldn't have written anything. Else, you fail it!
Except it's
64. Watch the debates, and form an opinion of who has the better hair.
65. Oh, right. Your vote doesn't count. See you next time! Thanks for legitimizing a manifestly corrupt and broken election system!
The old methods of manipulating the electorate via subtle and not-so-subtle propaganda are do dated. Best to just pick the winner and not mess around with all this voting shit. This election is too important to be left to the voters!
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca